Castle Rock Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 43.0% |
| Met Standard | 28.1% |
| Below Standard | 28.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Castle Rock Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
43.0% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 22.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.5 points below the Walnut Valley Unified district average of 48.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 41.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 95 | 43.2% | 28.4% | 71.6% |
| 4th | 129 | 40.3% | 24.8% | 65.1% |
| 5th | 137 | 45.3% | 31.4% | 76.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 102 | 42.2% | 35.3% | 77.5% |
| 4th | 138 | 39.1% | 31.9% | 71.0% |
| 5th | 143 | 47.5% | 17.5% | 65.0% |
Nearby schools
8 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.6